Worth - I don't know about the quality thing, but the 25 figs I picked tonight sure beat the little green ones that I didn't get to pick last year! And there are lots more to ripen soon - I hope. And they sure do taste good!
As for cuttings - I was told that when I cut back my trees (bushes) this fall I should just stick pieces of the trimmings in the ground and they will root and be good for next year. Sounds good to me - at least worth a try. I grow them in a high tunnel and didn't mulch or anything last winter and they survived that Easter freeze of 8 degrees - which my raspberries didn't survive!
Robbins